I need to improve on kicking

At times, I really look forward to kick sets.  Lately they've been hit-or-miss for me.  I remain among the top kickers on the team but I need to get better.  There are two kickers I'm very impressed with.  They have both set the bar for me and inspired me to improve.  I had no idea somebody could kick THAT much faster than me.  It's really quite impressive.  Both of these guys can pull a BODYLENGTH on me at 25 meters.  Just amazing.

Today's kick set was a 100 Fast, 75 Fast, 50 Fast and 25 Fast.  Each with a 100-200 easy in between.  Each was timed by the coaches.  My 100 Kick was a 1:17.1, a respectable time but not great.  In each of the 4 races, I finished 3rd out of the 12 sprinters.  The number 2 guy was within reach, only about a second difference between us or less.  Yet the #1 guy just schooled me every single time by an embarrassing amount of distance.

If a person can kick that fast, somebody else can kick even faster.  Swimming with this group has shown me what is possible.  Yet I've also learned that these guys are "human", as odd as that sounds.  Meaning, with enough effort and training, their speed, like my other competitors, can be eclipsed.  I need to improve.